Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 08:00:31 +1100 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws) Message-ID: <19981227080030.58332@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981226110528.05881580@mail.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass on Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 11:13:41AM -0700 References: <Your <4.1.19981224112052.05a31740@127.0.0.1> <4.1.19981224174155.03dd8670@127.0.0.1> <368378AB.969463E2@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981225064918.05738f10@127.0.0.1> <19981226021926.65101@welearn.com.au> <4.1.19981225180656.05a34790@mail.lariat.org> <4.1.19981225190800.058aee00@mail.lariat.org> <36852104.F849F0E5@uk.radan.com> <4.1.19981226110528.05881580@mail.lariat.org>
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On Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 11:13:41AM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 05:46 PM 12/26/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
>
> >I take it we're talking about the things we call "bum bags"? What
> >exactly _are_ they called in the US?. Would I be correct in assuming you
> >substitute "bum" with the American for backside?
>
> OK, I'll tell you.
Close, Brett, but you still don't seem to get it.
> Those of our readers who hail from Britain and
> Australia whose sensibilities might be offended should stop reading
> this message now and not scroll downward.
Ditto for Americans who are getting it right back.
Don't scroll down.
> They're called "fanny packs."
>
> You see, in the US, the word "ass," when used to refer a part
> of the human body is considered mildly vulgar.
And here "ass" is a donkey. Our word "arse" is probably equivalent.
> But "fanny" doesn't have the connotations it does in other countries,
> and so is used as a EUPHEMISM for that word in polite company.
No, no, no. You still don't seem to realise what you're saying to us.
It's not about connotations; the word has an entirely different
*meaning*. It refers to an importantly different part of the anatomy.
When you say "fanny packs" we hear you say "cunt stuffers".
At this rate I'm surprised we ever managed to interbreed.
--
Regards,
-*Sue*-
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